How to turn your Arts or Humanities thesis into journal articles
Whatever the format of your PhD, you can adapt your work to publish it in academic journals.
Writing for visual thinkers
Academic writing is a significant challenge for predominantly visual thinkers. Here are some ways to help them to convert an explosion of connected ideas into a linear format.
Evidence for eyes and ears: teaching sentence style online
When re-designing workshops for online delivery, I try to exploit the auditory and visual potential of the platform to enhance what I’m communicating.
Using Zoom to encourage peer learning
Use your Zoom workshops to create space for dialogue, for sharing experiences, and for building relationships with others facing the same challenges.
Writing a journal article: bouncing back from rejection
if you or one of your students or colleagues has faced rejection, help them harness their intrinsic motivation to bounce back.
Keeping up the energy
Learning and teaching online isn’t just about moving a face-to-face workshop to Zoom.
Working with your word limit
Cherise Saywell When coaching students nervous about the blank page, I’ve often used the word limit as a technique for getting started. A big project, such as a PhD thesis, is less intimidating once you break it down. For example,…
Thinking time
The particular rhythms of repetitive tasks and tedious domestic duties can give you valuable problem-solving space.
Reflection as a writing tool
It’s not difficult or time-consuming to build reflection into your writing practice, but it is enormously beneficial.
How to stay motivated
When writing your thesis, you may find that you go through moments of disengagement and even be tempted to give up. If this happens, try to reconnect with your passion for the subject.